Guardians of the Galaxy: watch the new extended trailer

An extended trailer for the upcoming Marvel comic-book adaptation, starring
Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana, has been released

A new, extended trailer for Marvel's upcoming space epic Guardians of the Galaxy has been released.

Like previous teasers for the film, the latest two-and-a-half minute trailer suggests that Marvel have taken a light-hearted, comedy-heavy approach to their adaptation of the Guardians of the Galaxy comic-books.

In Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of misfits, thieves and outcasts must join together to save the universe, forming an unlikley band of superheroes – or, as the trailer puts it: "a team so good it's criminal."

As well as Cooper, the film also stars Parks and Recreation actor Chris Pratt, who plays Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana, who plays the mysterious green Gamora; and Dave Bautista, who plays the formidable Drax the Destroyer. The film also features the voice of Vin Diesel, who plays Groot (a talking tree).

Guardians of the Galaxy takes place in the same universe as Marvel's lucrative Avengers franchise and is directed by James Gunn, the man behind the 2010 superhero comedy Super.